Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1864–70
Beata Beatrix
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Rossetti's grief-memorial to his wife Lizzie Siddal — Beatrice in the moment of mystical death, her face uplifted, a poppy dropped in her open hand. Tate Britain.
Up to 13 × 16 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Beata Beatrix
Beata Beatrix is a painting completed in several versions by Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The painting depicts Beatrice Portinari from Dante Alighieri's 1294 poem La Vita Nuova, at the moment of her death. The first version is in oil on canvas, completed in 1870.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired many contemporary artists and writers, such as Algernon Charles Swinburne, William Morris, and Edward Burne-Jones in particular. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
All Dante Gabriel Rossetti prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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